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#EVERYONE HAS A STORY TO SHARE FREE#
He healed her and set her free from the bondage of suffering that she had carried for so long. And then she met Jesus and her life changed. She had been overwhelmed by evil in her life, possessed by the hosts of hell. Mary of Magdala grew up in an environment of suffering. His purpose was changed! His direction was changed! He became the pastor of the church in Jerusalem.
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“C’mon Jesus,” they said, “you’re embarrassing us!” Then he met Jesus, the Risen One – the Son of God, and his life was changed! God began to write a new paragraph in the life of James. Can you imagine? The brother of the perfect son! When Jesus began His ministry, James and his brothers went to Jesus to take Him home. They found a small limestone box, dated around 63 AD, which was inscribed with this statement: “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.” This is the box in which James the brother of Jesus was buried. On October 21, archaeologists announced one of the most stupendous discoveries in biblical archaeology. When Peter met Jesus Christ, the Risen Savior, his direction changed and God charted a new course in his life.
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Jesus, the Risen One, met Peter by a campfire on the shores of the sea. But then one day, God began to write a new paragraph in Peter’s life. He left the side of Jesus and went back to fishing. He followed Jesus every day, walked on water, and declared that he would never deny Jesus. And then he met Jesus, and his life was changed. He worked at his nets with his brother Andrew trying to eke out a living for his family. Sometimes his hands and heart couldn’t cash the promises that his mouth made, but he was the kind of charismatic personality that attracts or irritates others. Peter was a man who worked hard in his life. No matter where they were or with whom they walked, they shared their life’s story. The members of that First Church in Jerusalem went everywhere preaching and teaching Jesus the Christ at all times.
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I pray that we might celebrate the story that God has penned upon the fabric of our lives and share the theme of our story with the world. This morning I pray that we might see our life’s story as the members of the First Church saw their life story. Featuring testimonies from participants, film clips of work and stories of change, it will provide a powerful insight into the potential of Life Story Theatre with older adults.The members of First Church saw that they had a story to tell and they shared it with others wherever they went and whenever they could. This presentation will share our methodology and focus on the impact of Re-Live’s Life Story Theatre approach. We all need to find a story to call our own. We all need to make sense of the life we have lived, are living, will live in the future. Inspired by the work of Butler (1963) and Birren (1991) and our own theatre and counselling practice in a variety of settings, we have developed an approach which is collaborative and hopeful. We have worked with older adults in community and residential settings, military veterans and families with post-traumatic stress, people diagnosed with a terminal illness and people living with dementia on a process of creative life review. We have been developing our methodology of Life Story Theatre over the past 10 years. Our creative process takes people on a transformative journey and places their story centre stage. Based in Cardiff, we work alongside people and communities, inviting them to share their experiences, so that audiences young and old can witness the untold stories of our time. Re-Live is an award-winning charity providing a dynamic, inspirational programme of Life Story Theatre. Performing my story changed how I looked at myself.” “Being given the chance to show how I felt about certain episodes in my life was both cathartic and empowering.